Do that card shuffling thing where you split the deck in half then splice them together.

Like anything it just takes practice. I think one problem people have is they are afraid of over-bending the cards especially if you're doing it in your hands rather than on a table. I couldn't do it until I stopped worrying about that. The sound of the additional waterfall flourish is one of my favourite sounds.

Three large is my new go to if I'm a bit behind since everyone seems to have improved on six small or knows the four large techniques (which I don't). I'm not great at it but it at least if I don't get it chances are my opponent wont either.

I suck at names in general. Like right after someone tells me their name. It's incredibly rude and it feels like the more I make an effort the worse it is. Like my brain is saying "don't forget this persons name" but because it said that it wasn't paying attention to their name.

My own personal one though is enjoying the last day of your holiday without constantly worrying about missing your flight home. I don't care at all about missing my flight to somewhere, even if it cost me money, but coming home I have a constant uneasy feeling until I'm actually sitting on the plane or at least reaching the departure gate. Everyone else I know seems to have a "shit happens" attitude. And to be fair I probably would have that attitude myself if I did actually miss the flight and I'd just get on with it, but I still can't get rid of that horrible feeling.

I can't do most of the things listed here thus far (exceptions are swimming and maybe 3L?).

I also cannot:
- click my fingers
- make a cup of tea (I could probably fumble my way through it, but it's definitely something that most people can do)
- boil an egg (although i've only ever tried to boil 8 at once)
- enjoy the film Fight Club

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-Sleep on my back. I'm strictly a stomach or side guy.
-Enjoy any form of soap opera or reality TV apart from the apprentice (and that last one is pure schadenfreude)
-Possess any form of fashion sense whatsoever. If I could get away with wearing the same jeans and t-shirt (jumper in winter) every day, I would. Even to work or funerals.

- make a cup of tea (I could probably fumble my way through it, but it's definitely something that most people can do)

You saved yourself a bit with the brackets but I still think this deserves being picked at. Anyone can make a cup of tea. I have never ever been a tea drinker yet have never failed to make an at least half-decent and entirely acceptable cup of tea for anyone that requests one, despite sharing the same constant worrying as you probably do of "does this look ok?", "does that taste right?", etc.

I don't think that's really a thing though. Just like when I went to my local parkrun on Saturday, finished ninth behind mostly teenagers, and thought "Wow, I must be really shit then". You're comparing yourself against the wrong people.

- make a cup of tea (I could probably fumble my way through it, but it's definitely something that most people can do)

You saved yourself a bit with the brackets but I still think this deserves being picked at. Anyone can make a cup of tea. I have never ever been a tea drinker yet have never failed to make an at least half-decent and entirely acceptable cup of tea for anyone that requests one, despite sharing the same constant worrying as you probably do of "does this look ok?", "does that taste right?", etc.

Tea drinkers need to check their privilege. If I went to their house and wanted a chai latte they probably wouldn't be able to make me one, so why should non-tea drinkers be expected to faff about with tea? Especially when they start fucking about with sugar, the order in which the milk/tea/water goes, the colour of it, how long it sits for, etc. It's a person's house, not a café. Very weird. People who want tea should make their own.

Also, tea obsessives who go on about how they LITERALLY can't live without tea and will LITERALLY die if they don't get a brew need an intervention, and I'm more than happy to provide that by withholding their drug.

(This is one of my petty hills to die on.)

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- make a cup of tea (I could probably fumble my way through it, but it's definitely something that most people can do)

You saved yourself a bit with the brackets but I still think this deserves being picked at. Anyone can make a cup of tea. I have never ever been a tea drinker yet have never failed to make an at least half-decent and entirely acceptable cup of tea for anyone that requests one, despite sharing the same constant worrying as you probably do of "does this look ok?", "does that taste right?", etc.

Tea drinkers need to check their privilege. If I went to their house and wanted a chai latte they probably wouldn't be able to make me one, so why should non-tea drinkers be expected to faff about with tea? Especially when they start fucking about with sugar, the order in which the milk/tea/water goes, the colour of it, how long it sits for, etc. It's a person's house, not a café. Very weird. People who want tea should make their own.

Also, tea obsessives who go on about how they LITERALLY can't live without tea and will LITERALLY die if they don't get a brew need an intervention, and I'm more than happy to provide that by withholding their drug.

(This is one of my petty hills to die on.)

This is good. If I had my own place, I probably wouldn't even bother having tea in the house. I wouldn't expect someone else to have, say, ginger beer ready and waiting in case I came round and demanded it.

You saved yourself a bit with the brackets but I still think this deserves being picked at. Anyone can make a cup of tea. I have never ever been a tea drinker yet have never failed to make an at least half-decent and entirely acceptable cup of tea for anyone that requests one, despite sharing the same constant worrying as you probably do of "does this look ok?", "does that taste right?", etc.

Tea drinkers need to check their privilege. If I went to their house and wanted a chai latte they probably wouldn't be able to make me one, so why should non-tea drinkers be expected to faff about with tea? Especially when they start fucking about with sugar, the order in which the milk/tea/water goes, the colour of it, how long it sits for, etc. It's a person's house, not a café. Very weird. People who want tea should make their own.

Also, tea obsessives who go on about how they LITERALLY can't live without tea and will LITERALLY die if they don't get a brew need an intervention, and I'm more than happy to provide that by withholding their drug.

(This is one of my petty hills to die on.)

This is good. If I had my own place, I probably wouldn't even bother having tea in the house. I wouldn't expect someone else to have, say, ginger beer ready and waiting in case I came round and demanded it.

Enough people like tea that it's plenty normalised enough to have some, even if you don't drink it yourself, you misanthrope. It's not like it goes off quick and you have to have a fresh supply in the chamber.

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Quite an intriguing one. Obviously you're going for hyperbole, but realistically when would a song's joy die for you? There are many, many tracks that I can't ever imagine suddenly not enjoying.

It's true that there are a dozen or so songs that I could happily listen to forever, but when you get to a point where a particular band only ever have one song played, (e.g. Abba, Bon Jovi, Journey), that particular song quickly palls. It's probably a wider problem of irritation with the lack of imagination on the part of the DJ.

There's a lovely caf I've been to a few times for breakfast when at CoLin and when they ask if I want tea or coffee, "no thanks" seems to translate to coffee. In fact most places I've ever been don't seem to understand the concept of not wanting tea or coffee with breakfast. I tend to just order coffee now and just not drink it rather than get into a big harangue about it.

It's the same in McDonald's when you don't want a drink. They can't understand it and try to explain how it's cheaper with a drink. I don't care. In fact I'll happily pay extra for the convenience of not having to carry around the bloody container.

I fall in the middle. I don't mind keeping it in the house for people (same with coffee), but if you want a hot drink you make it yourself.

This must be a generational thing.
If you are a guest in my house I would expect to make my guests their beverage.
If I had to make my own drink then unless they are ill or injured I would expect them to make it

I haven't ice skated in years but I picked it up fairly quickly when I tried it. I am terrified of the losing fingers thing though.

Wear sturdy gloves. I'm not even joking either. Why don't people just do this?

Well yes, but you can still be afraid of something even after taking necessary precautions to prevent it. The fear wouldn't prevent me from ice skating, the lack of ice rink is the main culprit there. We get temporary ones around Christmas time but the "ice" is more like kitchen tiles than actual ice and it destroys the experience. Although they may have been improved since the last time I went.

This just obviously seems like the worst idea ever and if it were being invented now I think most adults would be horrified. You have to go to sleep at the time chosen by whichever of you wants to go to bed later, and get up at the earlier time. If one of you has a bad night's sleep then you both do. You get woken up every time they get up for a wee or a drink or whatever, and vice versa. You have to fight for the duvet, pillows, space, side of the bed, control of the lights, etc. It's terrible and I don't know how anyone else does it, I can't even fall asleep in that context.

My girlfriend and I sleep in separate beds, in separate rooms, on separate floors -- and it's great.

You have to go to sleep at the time chosen by whichever of you wants to go to bed later, and get up at the earlier time.

Whilst you're obviously mental (and whilst that whilst I respect your reasoning) this particular part is surely totally wrong. And we have a kid!

Hmm.. or maybe it's wrong because we have a kid...

I think Charlie's post is perfectly sensible apart from this bit. Just because you sleep in the same bed, it doesn't mean you have to go to bed and get up at the same time. Obviously you might wake each other up, but you can go back to sleep again.

As a web person, i've always found it slightly strange that old BBC articles maintain the stylings of the BBC website at the time rather than fit into the of-the-time BBC website design. Very strange, an odd lack of separation between content and style that is supposed to be the backbone of web design. And surely more hard work to maintain behind the scenes.

As a web person, i've always found it slightly strange that old BBC articles maintain the stylings of the BBC website at the time rather than fit into the of-the-time BBC website design. Very strange, an odd lack of separation between content and style that is supposed to be the backbone of web design. And surely more hard work to maintain behind the scenes.

It means you're less likely to confuse an old article for a new one, so it can be quite useful.

This just obviously seems like the worst idea ever and if it were being invented now I think most adults would be horrified. You have to go to sleep at the time chosen by whichever of you wants to go to bed later, and get up at the earlier time. If one of you has a bad night's sleep then you both do. You get woken up every time they get up for a wee or a drink or whatever, and vice versa. You have to fight for the duvet, pillows, space, side of the bed, control of the lights, etc. It's terrible and I don't know how anyone else does it, I can't even fall asleep in that context.

My girlfriend and I sleep in separate beds, in separate rooms, on separate floors -- and it's great.

Great idea. Sadly, my other half seems to like cuddles. Maybe I should start snoring or something.

You have to go to sleep at the time chosen by whichever of you wants to go to bed later, and get up at the earlier time.

Whilst you're obviously mental (and whilst that whilst I respect your reasoning) this particular part is surely totally wrong. And we have a kid!

Hmm.. or maybe it's wrong because we have a kid...

I think Charlie's post is perfectly sensible apart from this bit. Just because you sleep in the same bed, it doesn't mean you have to go to bed and get up at the same time. Obviously you might wake each other up, but you can go back to sleep again.